July 7, 2020—COVID-19 IN FAVELAS UNIFIED DASHBOARD LAUNCHED
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE [RELEASE IN PDF] RIO DE JANEIRO’S COVID-19 IN FAVELAS UNIFIED DASHBOARD TO LAUNCH JULY 9 Initiative unites diverse peripheral collectives and [...]
Media Center
Catalytic Communities supports journalists committed to deepening understanding and knowledge on favelas in constructive ways that support their inclusive development. We do this both by speaking directly with journalists as a source, providing story ideas, and connecting journalists with a range of community voices on-the-ground, and by publishing RioOnWatch, through which media outlets can keep abreast of favela perspectives and latest events, gain nuance and perspective from researchers and observers, and get ideas for stories that have yet to be told.
Favela Journalists Debate ‘Mistakes the Press are Making Covering Coronavirus in Favelas’ [VIDEO]
On May 21, Catalytic Communities (CatComm), through its bilingual news site RioOnWatch.org, held its third interactive Live teach-in event on the topic of “Mistakes the [...]
Rio de Janeiro’s Sustainable Favela Network and Its Take on the SDGs
Article published January 23, 2020 by the Consortium on Sustainable Urbanization. For the original article, click here. by Theresa Williamson Rio de Janeiro’s favela [...]
RioOnWatch 2019 Report: Proactive Grassroots Solutions to Guarantee Human Rights
On this Human Rights Day, we would like to invite CatComm fans and RioOnWatch readers to get an inside look at RioOnWatch‘s work in 2019 through a detailed look at our [...]
Land Matters Interviews Theresa Williamson on “Slums”
From Lincoln Institute of Land Policy’s Land Matters Podcast: Over the years, cities have responded to the expansion of informal settlements with a range of policies [...]
Washington Post Cover Story: Stolen Lives and Childhoods of Favela Youth
On September 24, 2019, Catalytic Communities’ Executive Director Theresa Williamson was quoted in a Washington Post cover story which CatComm also supported with [...]
Join ‘Dream Team’ Women Organizers from Rio’s Favelas in NYC this June
Sustaining and Supporting Community Organizing Against Evictions: Strategies from Women Leaders of Rio de Janeiro Catalytic Communities, a 501(c)3 non-profit dedicated to Rio [...]
RELEASE: ‘Stop Killing Us’ Protest This Sunday
May 23, 2019—RioOnWatch has been witnessing, with grave concern, the implementation of Rio de Janeiro’s current state and federal public security policies. Among [...]
RioOnWatch Dissected by Cambridge Researcher
Olympics organizers consistently push the notion that the Games are good for cities, countries, and the international community. A growing body of literature suggests [...]
2018 RioOnWatch Readers Mapped: 214 Countries Represented
RioOnWatch is our award-winning, bilingual community news site and the heart of Catalytic Communities’ communications strategy. We seek to shift the narrative on [...]